On the first day of the special legislative session, a group of state representatives and community leaders rallied at the Texas State Capitol to push for legislation they believe could save lives ...

Just 24 hours after heavy rain flooded several homes on Chicago’s West Side, more rain on Saturday afternoon made it ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Wednesday scrutinized the state's emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people after a top Republican said legislators had no ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Upper Guadalupe River Authority (UGLA), which runs on property taxes in Kerr County, has six river gauges ...

The temptation for many people is to drop everything and go help the victims. And that's the wrong thing to do unless you have specialized training and also an invitation to go with an official group.

The response to the floods in Western Maryland showed American politics at its very best and its very worst, writes Colin ...

Flood prevention strategies eligible for funding by Texas’ Flood Mitigation Fund include the buyout of properties in ...

The letter writer chides liberals for blaming President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott for the damage done by the July ...

Redistricting usually happens after the once-a-decade population count by the U.S. Census Bureau or in response to a court ...

The deadly flooding in Texas sent shockwaves through the summer camp community, prompting Maryland camp leaders and parents ...

The disastrous flooding in the Texas Hill Country is at the confluence of two crises: climate change and a torrent of U.S. debt. They are related, and the federal response is making both worse. First, ...